Inscribed on the bottom of the interior (undeciphered)
Provenance:
To 1965
J. T. Tai & Company, INC. New York, NY [1]
1965 to 1987
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY purchased from J. T. Tai & Company on January 30, 1965 [2]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift from Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]
Notes:
[1] See invoice from J. T. Tai & Company, INC. to Arthur M. Sackler, page 4, object YT-5011, “Bronze Kuei, mask decoration, Yin-Chou,” copy in object file.
[2] See note 1.
[3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner:
J.T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Topic:
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE) Search this
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE) Search this
